Bentley and Lamborghini star in Artcurial's €6.8m Le Mans cars sale

Last Friday, July 9, the legendary Le Mans race circuit played host to an auction celebrating over 40 years of classic car auctions - at which 60 automobiles rolled off the auction block with a 78% sell-through rate.

In the end, the sales totalled €6.8 million; a great success for the Artcurial Motorcars department with 55% of the lots on offer sold to foreign buyers.

Of these, four vehicles cleared the €500,000 barrier, with 16 selling well over €100,000 while the sound of vintage cars revving echoed outside the saleroom tent.